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Method

Mix together the flour, baking powder and a pinch of salt in a large bowl. Beat the egg with the milk, make a well in the centre of the dry ingredients and whisk in the milk to make a thick smooth batter. Beat in the melted butter, and gently stir in half the blueberries.

Heat a teaspoon of oil or small knob of butter in a large non-stick frying pan. Drop a large tablespoonful of the batter per pancake into the pan to make pancakes about 7.5cm across. Make three or four pancakes at a time. Cook for about 3 minutes over a medium heat until small bubbles appear on the surface of each pancake, then turn and cook another 2-3 minutes until golden. Cover with kitchen paper to keep warm while you use up the rest of the batter. Serve with golden syrup and the rest of the blueberries.

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Being that I'm Canadian, we like our pancakes to be proper pancakes...thick, fluffy, and served with maple syrup. This recipe reminds me of the pancakes my Mom would make me growing up. My favourite pancake is with blueberries in them so whenever I get a craving for pancakes, this is the recipe I turn to (as it's just like my Mom's). My friend's kids love it when I make these. They are delicious!

Made these for dinner on pancake day and they were ace. Really simple to make, incredibly tasty, and the perfect texture. I added a little cinnammon to the batter and let it chill in the fridge for a good 30mins before frying. The mixture made 12 pancakes in the end; we served them with extra blueberries and maple syrup (as suggested), and a small dollop of vanilla ice cream. Will certainly be making these again very soon, perhaps for for a chilled weekend breakfast/brunch.

These are the first American pancake recipe that I have tried and they worked out perfectly. Followed the recipe exactly, except for adding more blueberries to the mix as others had suggested, and ended up with 10 thick pancakes (maybe a little too many for two but not going to complain!). Will defiantly make again.

Just made these for sunday treat breakfast with bananas in then drizzled with golden syrup. Amazing! So fluffy and thick with a lovely golden colour from the butter in the pan. I made four 10cm pancakes which was more than enough for breakfast with more mix leftover. Will make these again :)

I love these!! & so do my kids!! I must admit I used to make pancake with soda bread flour and estimate the consistency which worked ok for full pan sized giant ones but since tryin these I haven't looked back!! I substitute with buttermilk too and soak raisins in warm water & brown sugar with a good spoon of cinnamon and sprinkle it onto the mixture just after puttin them on the pan. Yummy!!!

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